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The European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
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Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 2059
Professional Qualifications
The European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
Made
17th December 2015
Laid before Parliament
21st December 2015
Coming into force
18th January 2016
The Secretary of State is designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to recognition of higher education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of European Union instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred under section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 M3 to, the European Communities Act 1972.
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M1S.I. 2002/248, S.I. 1995/3207, S.I. 2003/2901. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementation obligations under Union law in relation to certain matters by virtue of section 53 of that Act, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to any matter continues to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
M21972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).
M3Paragraph 1A was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
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